Sleep is not the mystery because it is the normal state of nature. The real mystery is awakening. Continue reading
Category Archives: Spirituality
Mind Fasting
On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception we are reminded that only the Soul without sin can fully accept the Spirit. That Soul is totally free from perturbations. Continue reading
Shun Poison, Seek Nectar
As often happens with saints, legends surround them. Ashtavakra’s name derives from the eight deformities in his body. The cause of the deformities is unclear. Said to be enlightened already in the womb, Ashtavakra was upset about the scriptures being recited improperly; he either squirmed or was cursed by his … Continue reading
The Guardian of the Threshold
One of the biggest problems with modern political entities is the question of cybernetics, or “the helmsmen” : who watches the Watchers? Who guards the guardians? This problem is not very effectively answered today; if there was a famine in the year 1200, you knew where the nobleman who was … Continue reading
Antidote to Illusion
There is an antidote to that partial vision that maintains the world in ignorance and illusion while compartmentalizing humanity in limited areas of interest.
Psychology of Worldviews
Obviously, to determine one’s True Will is difficult in the best of times, and all the more so in the modern world that does not have a place for those of a Traditional cast of mind. Continue reading
Indispensable Spiritual Qualities
Frithjof Schuon provides a succinct description of the qualities that are indispensable for spirituality. Continue reading